On April 28, 2018, legislation supporting the One Call System in Pennsylvania was enacted. PA Act 287, as amended by PA Act 50 of 2017, moved the responsibility for enforcement from the PA Department of Labor & Industry to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC).

What does this mean for Pennsylvania One Call System, Inc. stakeholders? Here are 4 things you should know:

“Alleged Violation” is a term you should know. An alleged violation means an instance when a person by action or inaction fails to fulfill an obligation of PA Act 287, as amended. Examples of an alleged violation include line damage, failure to place a One Call in advance of excavation or failure to respond to One Call notifications. There are many other types of alleged violations.

“Alleged Violation Report” is another term you should know. An alleged violation report is the completion of an online form by a stakeholder to record the instance of an alleged violation to the PUC. The form is located here: www.paonecall.org/enforcement.

Who reports alleged violations, and when? All One Call stakeholders are obligated to report violations of PA Act 287, as amended. Timeframes are as follows:

Project Owners and Excavators: Not more than ten (10) business days.Facility Owners and Designers: Not more than thirty (30) business days.

In other words, if an excavator damages a line, they have ten (10) business days to report the damage to the PUC by completing an Alleged Violation Report at www.paonecall.org/enforcement. The facility owner who owns or operates the damaged line has thirty (30) business days to report the incident, too. The Project Owner who hired the excavator to do the work is also obligated to report the damage to the PUC within ten (10) business days.

How do I report an Alleged Violation? If you are an excavator, or a facility owner, or a project owner, or a designer, and believe a violation of PA Act 287, as amended, has occurred, you are obligated to report. You can do so with these 4 steps:

1. Go to this page: www.paonecall.org/enforcement

2. Click on this link: Report an Alleged Violation

3. Log in to the site. If you do not have a user id and password, create one first.

4. Complete the form and click <Submit>.

It is important to note that Pennsylvania One Call System, Inc. does not enforce PA Act 287, as amended.

Our purpose is to prevent damage to underground facilities. To promote safety,
we provide an efficient and effective communications network among project
owners, designers, excavators, and facility owners.